3/29/2016 Preposition phrasesVary the way you connect ideas - INSTEAD of using conjunctions and other linking words, you can use preposition phrasesGiving a source - according to based on Giving a reason - owing to due to Making an exception - apart from except for Including/Adding - together with as well as Giving another option - rather than instead of Now look at these sample sentences1.Based on research that I carried out in Ethiopia, I can conclude that the destruction of deserts can be reversed. 2.Visitors rarely go to the research station due to its extremely remote location. 3.According to the Economist magazine, share prices fell sharply last month. 4.The engineers decided to use solar power instead of a conventional battery. 5.The doctors used strong medication as well as lots of liquid to cure the patients. 6.The phone is assembled almost entirely by machines, except for the outer case. **Note - all the prepositions are followed by NOUN PHRASES.Comments are closed.
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